From d9f16281ac1fb59ca11d2be3a5a58bef780bd7bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:35:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 01/20] Use repo:+is:issue query to get exact issue count

---
 examples/sgh | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 1427322..6e5b75d 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
 issue_list() {
   _resolve_repo
   _get_auth_token
-  _update_query per_page "100"
-  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues" | \
-    jq -M "map(select(has(\"pull_request\")|not) |
-           \"\(.number): \(.title)\") |
-           .[:$NUMBER] | .[]" \
+  _update_query q "repo:$REPO+is:issue"
+  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
+  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
+    jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' \
     | xargs -I{} echo {}
 }
 

From c80c27ab8de38bceab7ef862aca0f770de9dbd28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:38:35 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/20] The all state is not "real"

---
 examples/sgh | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 6e5b75d..71b882e 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
 pr_list() {
   _resolve_repo
   _get_auth_token
-  _update_query state "$STATE"
-  _update_query per_page $NUMBER
-  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls" | \
-    jq -M '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' | xargs -I{} echo {}
+  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
+  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
+  _update_query q "$q_val"
+  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
+  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
+    jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' | xargs -I{} echo {}
 }
 
 pr_get_cmd() {
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ _gh_api() {
   [ -n "$auth_token" ] && curl_call="$curl_call \\
     -H \"Authorization: Bearer $auth_token\""
   curl_call="$curl_call \\
-    https://api.github.com/$1"
+    'https://api.github.com/$1'"
   eval "$curl_call"
 }
 

From 6d19f63c99735910805fc45dce4e125bc9152e36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:40:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 03/20] Add state filter to issue list

---
 examples/sgh | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 71b882e..d526ce2 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
   cmd_func issue_list
   cmd_help "List issues in a GitHub repository"
 
+  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "State of issue: open, closed, all"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Max number of results"
 }
 
 issue_list() {
   _resolve_repo
   _get_auth_token
-  _update_query q "repo:$REPO+is:issue"
+  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
+  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
+  _update_query q "$q_val"
   _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
     jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' \

From 74259eb2ff7e7607ab7773b81e1922e2a564f74b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:48:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/20] Rename get -> view like in gh

---
 examples/sgh | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index d526ce2..f7a340a 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ auth_clear() {
 
 issue_cmd() {
   cmd_name issue
-  cmd_subs issue_list_cmd issue_get_cmd
+  cmd_subs issue_list_cmd issue_view_cmd
   cmd_help "Commands for interacting with github repository issues"
 
   cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Github repository in OWNER/REPO format"
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ issue_list() {
     | xargs -I{} echo {}
 }
 
-issue_get_cmd() {
-  cmd_name get
-  cmd_func issue_get
-  cmd_help "Get issue in a GitHub repository"
+issue_view_cmd() {
+  cmd_name view
+  cmd_func issue_view
+  cmd_help "View issue in a GitHub repository"
 
-  cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to get"
+  cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to view"
 }
 
-issue_get() {
+issue_view() {
   _resolve_repo
   _get_auth_token
   result=$(_gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Body: \(.body)
 
 pr_cmd() {
   cmd_name pr
-  cmd_subs pr_list_cmd pr_get_cmd
+  cmd_subs pr_list_cmd pr_view_cmd
   cmd_help "Commands for interacting with github repository pull requests"
 
   cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Github repository in OWNER/REPO format"
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ pr_list() {
     jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' | xargs -I{} echo {}
 }
 
-pr_get_cmd() {
-  cmd_name get
-  cmd_func pr_get
-  cmd_help "Get pr in a GitHub repository"
+pr_view_cmd() {
+  cmd_name view
+  cmd_func pr_view
+  cmd_help "View pull request in a GitHub repository"
 
-  cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to get"
+  cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
 }
 
-pr_get() {
+pr_view() {
   _resolve_repo
   _get_auth_token
   _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR_NUMBER" | \

From 0a04ae622640ad48bc707dfb0ba8f9b3c044be5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:04:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 05/20] Start returning the same data as in gh issue list

---
 examples/sgh | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index f7a340a..72db7ba 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ issue_list() {
   _update_query q "$q_val"
   _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-    jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' \
-    | xargs -I{} echo {}
+    jq -r '.items[] |
+      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
+      "#\(.number)  \(.state)  \(.title)  \(.user.login)  \($date)"'
 }
 
 issue_view_cmd() {

From d4fca06a1cc20f8e5f92984dbe49342680cf1f49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:07:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 06/20] Same thing for pr list

---
 examples/sgh | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 72db7ba..9d0acc6 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ pr_list() {
   _update_query q "$q_val"
   _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-    jq -M '.items[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' | xargs -I{} echo {}
+    jq -r '.items[] |
+      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
+      "#\(.number)  \(.state)  \(.title)  \(.user.login)  \($date)"'
 }
 
 pr_view_cmd() {

From ee44c04e250aafb5b3d14cfcfc627237e2628041 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:27:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 07/20] More elegant auth (error) handling

---
 examples/sgh | 21 ++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 9d0acc6..5b6d732 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # github rest api. Documentation:
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest?apiVersion=2022-11-28
 
+set -o pipefail
+
 . "${0%/*}"/shifu && shifu_less || exit 1
 
 auth_file="$HOME/.sgh"
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
 
 issue_list() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _get_auth_token
   q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
   [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
   _update_query q "$q_val"
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
 
 issue_view() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _get_auth_token
   result=$(_gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
     jq -M '
       "\(.title)
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
 
 pr_list() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _get_auth_token
   q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
   [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
   _update_query q "$q_val"
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ pr_view_cmd() {
 
 pr_view() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _get_auth_token
   _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR_NUMBER" | \
     jq -M '
       "\(.title)
@@ -172,6 +170,7 @@ _gh_api_query() {
 }
 
 _gh_api() {
+  [ -f "$auth_file" ] && auth_token=$(cat "$auth_file")
   curl_call="curl -sL \\
     -H \"Accept: application/vnd.github+json\" \\
     -H \"X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28\""
@@ -179,17 +178,13 @@ _gh_api() {
     -H \"Authorization: Bearer $auth_token\""
   curl_call="$curl_call \\
     'https://api.github.com/$1'"
-  eval "$curl_call"
-}
-
-_get_auth_token() {
-  [ -f "$auth_file" ] && auth_token=$(cat "$auth_file")
-  result=$(_gh_api)
-  jq -e 'has("status") and .status != "200"' <<< "$result" > /dev/null
-  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "$result" | jq -rM '.message'
+  result=$(eval "$curl_call")
+  if printf "%s" "$result" | jq -e 'has("message")' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "%s" "$result" | jq -r '.message' >&2
     exit 1
   fi
+  printf "%s" "$result"
 }
 
+
 shifu_run sgh_cmd "$@"

From b38835ed7138f5b4ead3c8b27de778ab8709ad29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:37:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 08/20] More accurately match the issue/pr view output format

---
 examples/sgh | 34 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 5b6d732..7531ebc 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
 
 issue_view() {
   _resolve_repo
-  result=$(_gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
-    jq -M '
-      "\(.title)
-URL: \(.url)
-State: \(.state)
-Author: \(.user.login)
-Body: \(.body)
-"')
-  printf "$result"
+  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
+    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
+state:\t\(.state)
+author:\t\(.user.login)
+labels:\t\([.labels[].name] | join(", "))
+comments:\t\(.comments)
+number:\t\(.number)
+--
+\(.body)"'
 }
 
 pr_cmd() {
@@ -136,13 +136,15 @@ pr_view_cmd() {
 pr_view() {
   _resolve_repo
   _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR_NUMBER" | \
-    jq -M '
-      "\(.title)
-URL: \(.issue_url)
-State: \(.state)
-Author: \(.user.login)
-Body: \(.body)
-"' | xargs printf
+    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
+state:\t\(if .merged then "merged" else .state end)
+author:\t\(.user.login)
+number:\t\(.number)
+url:\t\(.html_url)
+additions:\t\(.additions)
+deletions:\t\(.deletions)
+--
+\(.body)"'
 }
 
 _resolve_repo() {

From f6f44e918cca905c1e569c06bdce7d661c52719f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:03:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 09/20] Show list results in crude table

---
 examples/sgh | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 7531ebc..5cd066f 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ issue_list() {
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
     jq -r '.items[] |
       "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      "#\(.number)  \(.state)  \(.title)  \(.user.login)  \($date)"'
+      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
 }
 
 issue_view_cmd() {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pr_list() {
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
     jq -r '.items[] |
       "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      "#\(.number)  \(.state)  \(.title)  \(.user.login)  \($date)"'
+      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
 }
 
 pr_view_cmd() {
@@ -147,6 +147,29 @@ deletions:\t\(.deletions)
 \(.body)"'
 }
 
+_table() {
+  local input widths
+  input=$(cat)
+  [ -z "$input" ] && return
+  widths=$(printf "%s" "$input" | jq -Rrs '
+    split("\n") | map(select(length > 0))
+    | map(split("\t") | map(length))
+    | transpose | map(max) | @tsv')
+  IFS=$'\t' read -ra w <<< "$widths"
+
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -ra fields; do
+    last=$((${#fields[@]} - 1))
+    for i in "${!fields[@]}"; do
+      if [ "$i" -lt "$last" ]; then
+        printf "%s%*s  " "${fields[$i]}" "$((w[i] - ${#fields[$i]}))" ""
+      else
+        printf "%s" "${fields[$i]}"
+      fi
+    done
+    printf "\n"
+  done <<< "$input"
+}
+
 _resolve_repo() {
   [ "$REPO" != "current repo" ] && return
   origin_url=$(git config --get remote.origin.url)

From df35c6ca4ec372d9094ab4ef0fd725b701aca900 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:08:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 10/20] Update doc string

---
 examples/sgh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 5cd066f..8ca4953 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Example shifu cli to partially reproduce similar functionality that
 # the github cli, gh, provides. Wrapper around curl commands to the
-# github rest api. Documentation:
+# github rest api and jq for response parsing. Documentation:
 # https://docs.github.com/en/rest?apiVersion=2022-11-28
 
 set -o pipefail

From b4def29c9dc16537c12482d82d3041b0f825b6db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:13:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 11/20] Organize file intentionally

---
 examples/sgh | 148 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 8ca4953..dd97074 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -11,18 +11,26 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 auth_file="$HOME/.sgh"
 
+# shifu cmds
 sgh_cmd() {
   cmd_name sgh
   cmd_subs auth_cmd issue_cmd pr_cmd
   cmd_help "Example github cli implemented with shifu"
 }
 
+## auth
 auth_cmd() {
   cmd_name auth
   cmd_subs auth_clear_cmd auth_set_cmd
   cmd_help "Commands for interacting authentication tokens"
 }
 
+auth_clear_cmd() {
+  cmd_name clear
+  cmd_func auth_clear
+  cmd_help "Clear token for authentication"
+}
+
 auth_set_cmd() {
   cmd_name set
   cmd_func auth_set
@@ -32,20 +40,7 @@ auth_set_cmd() {
       https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens"
 }
 
-auth_set() {
-  printf "$PAT" > "$auth_file"
-}
-
-auth_clear_cmd() {
-  cmd_name clear
-  cmd_func auth_clear
-  cmd_help "Clear token for authentication"
-}
-
-auth_clear() {
-  [ -f "$HOME/.sgh" ] && rm "$HOME/.sgh"
-}
-
+## issue
 issue_cmd() {
   cmd_name issue
   cmd_subs issue_list_cmd issue_view_cmd
@@ -63,18 +58,6 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Max number of results"
 }
 
-issue_list() {
-  _resolve_repo
-  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
-  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
-  _update_query q "$q_val"
-  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
-  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-    jq -r '.items[] |
-      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
-}
-
 issue_view_cmd() {
   cmd_name view
   cmd_func issue_view
@@ -83,19 +66,7 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
   cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to view"
 }
 
-issue_view() {
-  _resolve_repo
-  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
-    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
-state:\t\(.state)
-author:\t\(.user.login)
-labels:\t\([.labels[].name] | join(", "))
-comments:\t\(.comments)
-number:\t\(.number)
---
-\(.body)"'
-}
-
+## pr
 pr_cmd() {
   cmd_name pr
   cmd_subs pr_list_cmd pr_view_cmd
@@ -113,9 +84,28 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Max number of results"
 }
 
-pr_list() {
+pr_view_cmd() {
+  cmd_name view
+  cmd_func pr_view
+  cmd_help "View pull request in a GitHub repository"
+
+  cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
+}
+
+# implementations
+## auth
+auth_clear() {
+  [ -f "$HOME/.sgh" ] && rm "$HOME/.sgh"
+}
+
+auth_set() {
+  printf "$PAT" > "$auth_file"
+}
+
+## issue
+issue_list() {
   _resolve_repo
-  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
+  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
   [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
   _update_query q "$q_val"
   _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
@@ -125,12 +115,30 @@ pr_list() {
       "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
 }
 
-pr_view_cmd() {
-  cmd_name view
-  cmd_func pr_view
-  cmd_help "View pull request in a GitHub repository"
+issue_view() {
+  _resolve_repo
+  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
+    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
+state:\t\(.state)
+author:\t\(.user.login)
+labels:\t\([.labels[].name] | join(", "))
+comments:\t\(.comments)
+number:\t\(.number)
+--
+\(.body)"'
+}
 
-  cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
+## pr
+pr_list() {
+  _resolve_repo
+  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
+  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
+  _update_query q "$q_val"
+  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
+  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
+    jq -r '.items[] |
+      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
+      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
 }
 
 pr_view() {
@@ -147,29 +155,7 @@ deletions:\t\(.deletions)
 \(.body)"'
 }
 
-_table() {
-  local input widths
-  input=$(cat)
-  [ -z "$input" ] && return
-  widths=$(printf "%s" "$input" | jq -Rrs '
-    split("\n") | map(select(length > 0))
-    | map(split("\t") | map(length))
-    | transpose | map(max) | @tsv')
-  IFS=$'\t' read -ra w <<< "$widths"
-
-  while IFS=$'\t' read -ra fields; do
-    last=$((${#fields[@]} - 1))
-    for i in "${!fields[@]}"; do
-      if [ "$i" -lt "$last" ]; then
-        printf "%s%*s  " "${fields[$i]}" "$((w[i] - ${#fields[$i]}))" ""
-      else
-        printf "%s" "${fields[$i]}"
-      fi
-    done
-    printf "\n"
-  done <<< "$input"
-}
-
+# helpers
 _resolve_repo() {
   [ "$REPO" != "current repo" ] && return
   origin_url=$(git config --get remote.origin.url)
@@ -184,6 +170,7 @@ _resolve_repo() {
   REPO="${REPO%.git}"
 }
 
+## api
 _update_query() {
   [ -z "$2" ] && return
   [ -z "$query" ] && query="?" || query="$query&"
@@ -211,5 +198,28 @@ _gh_api() {
   printf "%s" "$result"
 }
 
+## formatting
+_table() {
+  local input widths
+  input=$(cat)
+  [ -z "$input" ] && return
+  widths=$(printf "%s" "$input" | jq -Rrs '
+    split("\n") | map(select(length > 0))
+    | map(split("\t") | map(length))
+    | transpose | map(max) | @tsv')
+  IFS=$'\t' read -ra w <<< "$widths"
+
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -ra fields; do
+    last=$((${#fields[@]} - 1))
+    for i in "${!fields[@]}"; do
+      if [ "$i" -lt "$last" ]; then
+        printf "%s%*s  " "${fields[$i]}" "$((w[i] - ${#fields[$i]}))" ""
+      else
+        printf "%s" "${fields[$i]}"
+      fi
+    done
+    printf "\n"
+  done <<< "$input"
+}
 
 shifu_run sgh_cmd "$@"

From 66a9e37f5374195b0cae8ec114368e43ab0fc88c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:57:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 12/20] Update help strings to more closely match gh's

---
 examples/sgh | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index dd97074..0a88561 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sgh_cmd() {
 auth_cmd() {
   cmd_name auth
   cmd_subs auth_clear_cmd auth_set_cmd
-  cmd_help "Commands for interacting authentication tokens"
+  cmd_help "Authenticate sgh with GitHub"
 }
 
 auth_clear_cmd() {
@@ -44,24 +44,24 @@ auth_set_cmd() {
 issue_cmd() {
   cmd_name issue
   cmd_subs issue_list_cmd issue_view_cmd
-  cmd_help "Commands for interacting with github repository issues"
+  cmd_help "Manage issues"
 
-  cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Github repository in OWNER/REPO format"
+  cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format"
 }
 
 issue_list_cmd() {
   cmd_name list
   cmd_func issue_list
-  cmd_help "List issues in a GitHub repository"
+  cmd_help "List issues in a repository"
 
-  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "State of issue: open, closed, all"
-  cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Max number of results"
+  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|all}"
+  cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Maximum number of issues to fetch"
 }
 
 issue_view_cmd() {
   cmd_name view
   cmd_func issue_view
-  cmd_help "View issue in a GitHub repository"
+  cmd_help "View an issue"
 
   cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to view"
 }
@@ -70,24 +70,24 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
 pr_cmd() {
   cmd_name pr
   cmd_subs pr_list_cmd pr_view_cmd
-  cmd_help "Commands for interacting with github repository pull requests"
+  cmd_help "Manage pull requests"
 
-  cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Github repository in OWNER/REPO format"
+  cmd_optd :defer: -R --repo -- REPO "current repo" "Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format"
 }
 
 pr_list_cmd() {
   cmd_name list
   cmd_func pr_list
-  cmd_help "List pull requests in a GitHub repository"
+  cmd_help "List pull requests in a repository"
 
-  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "State of PR: open, closed, all"
-  cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Max number of results"
+  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|all}"
+  cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Maximum number of items to fetch"
 }
 
 pr_view_cmd() {
   cmd_name view
   cmd_func pr_view
-  cmd_help "View pull request in a GitHub repository"
+  cmd_help "View a pull request"
 
   cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
 }

From 070e490f83dba0b3d086c17803737bb59de18b55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:06:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 13/20] Experiment with graphql api for json output

---
 examples/sgh | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 74 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 0a88561..0376164 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
 
   cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|all}"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Maximum number of issues to fetch"
+  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
 }
 
 issue_view_cmd() {
@@ -105,14 +106,66 @@ auth_set() {
 ## issue
 issue_list() {
   _resolve_repo
-  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
-  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
-  _update_query q "$q_val"
-  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
-  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-    jq -r '.items[] |
+  if [ -n "$JSON" ]; then
+    owner="${REPO%/*}"; name="${REPO#*/}"
+    case "$STATE" in
+      open)   states="[OPEN]" ;;
+      closed) states="[CLOSED]" ;;
+      all)    states="[OPEN, CLOSED]" ;;
+    esac
+    query='query {
+      repository(owner: "'"$owner"'", name: "'"$name"'") {
+        issues(first: '"$NUMBER"', states: '"$states"', orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+          nodes {
+            number title body url id state stateReason isPinned closed
+            createdAt updatedAt closedAt
+            author {
+              login
+              ... on User { id name }
+              ... on Bot { id }
+            }
+            labels(first: 100) { nodes { id name description color } }
+            assignees(first: 50) { nodes { id login name } }
+            milestone { number title description dueOn }
+            comments(first: 50) {
+              nodes {
+                id author { login } authorAssociation body createdAt
+                includesCreatedEdit isMinimized minimizedReason url viewerDidAuthor
+                reactionGroups { content users { totalCount } }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }'
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq "
+      .data.repository.issues.nodes | map({
+        number, state, title, body, url, id, isPinned, closed,
+        stateReason: (.stateReason // \"\"),
+        createdAt, updatedAt, closedAt,
+        author: {
+          id: (.author.id // \"\"),
+          is_bot: (.author | has(\"name\") | not),
+          login: .author.login,
+          name: (.author.name // .author.login)
+        },
+        labels: .labels.nodes,
+        assignees: (.assignees.nodes | map({id, is_bot: false, login, name: (.name // .login)})),
+        milestone,
+        comments: (.comments.nodes | map(. + {
+          minimizedReason: (.minimizedReason // \"\"),
+          reactionGroups: [.reactionGroups[] | select(.users.totalCount > 0)]
+        }))
+      } | {$JSON})"
+  else
+    q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
+    [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
+    _update_query q "$q_val"
+    _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
+    _gh_api_query "search/issues" | jq -r '.items[] |
       "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
       "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+  fi
 }
 
 issue_view() {
@@ -198,6 +251,21 @@ _gh_api() {
   printf "%s" "$result"
 }
 
+_gh_graphql() {
+  [ -f "$auth_file" ] && auth_token=$(cat "$auth_file")
+  body=$(jq -n --arg q "$1" '{query: $q}')
+  result=$(curl -sL \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer $auth_token" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d "$body" \
+    https://api.github.com/graphql)
+  if printf "%s" "$result" | jq -e 'has("errors")' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "%s" "$result" | jq -r '.errors[].message' >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  printf "%s" "$result"
+}
+
 ## formatting
 _table() {
   local input widths

From 36e4efc599402c40b81c5a84cdf682743aa217b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:51:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 14/20] Make gql query builder

---
 examples/sgh | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 0376164..d8cd3e2 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -113,50 +113,19 @@ issue_list() {
       closed) states="[CLOSED]" ;;
       all)    states="[OPEN, CLOSED]" ;;
     esac
+    _gql_build "$JSON"
     query='query {
       repository(owner: "'"$owner"'", name: "'"$name"'") {
-        issues(first: '"$NUMBER"', states: '"$states"', orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
-          nodes {
-            number title body url id state stateReason isPinned closed
-            createdAt updatedAt closedAt
-            author {
-              login
-              ... on User { id name }
-              ... on Bot { id }
-            }
-            labels(first: 100) { nodes { id name description color } }
-            assignees(first: 50) { nodes { id login name } }
-            milestone { number title description dueOn }
-            comments(first: 50) {
-              nodes {
-                id author { login } authorAssociation body createdAt
-                includesCreatedEdit isMinimized minimizedReason url viewerDidAuthor
-                reactionGroups { content users { totalCount } }
-              }
-            }
-          }
+        issues(
+          first: '"$NUMBER"',
+          states: '"$states"',
+          orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC }
+        ) {
+          nodes { '"$gql"' }
         }
       }
     }'
-    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq "
-      .data.repository.issues.nodes | map({
-        number, state, title, body, url, id, isPinned, closed,
-        stateReason: (.stateReason // \"\"),
-        createdAt, updatedAt, closedAt,
-        author: {
-          id: (.author.id // \"\"),
-          is_bot: (.author | has(\"name\") | not),
-          login: .author.login,
-          name: (.author.name // .author.login)
-        },
-        labels: .labels.nodes,
-        assignees: (.assignees.nodes | map({id, is_bot: false, login, name: (.name // .login)})),
-        milestone,
-        comments: (.comments.nodes | map(. + {
-          minimizedReason: (.minimizedReason // \"\"),
-          reactionGroups: [.reactionGroups[] | select(.users.totalCount > 0)]
-        }))
-      } | {$JSON})"
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.issues.nodes | $proj"
   else
     q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
     [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
@@ -266,6 +235,39 @@ _gh_graphql() {
   printf "%s" "$result"
 }
 
+# populate gql & proj varibles with values from gql_<f> / proj_<f> variables
+# (defined below) for fields that need custom GraphQL fragments or projection.
+# Plain fields fall through to the field name by default
+_gql_build() {
+  local g_var p_var projs="" fields=()
+  gql=""
+  IFS=', ' read -ra fields <<< "$1"
+  for f in "${fields[@]}"; do
+    [ -z "$f" ] && continue
+    g_var="gql_$f" p_var="proj_$f"
+    gql+=" ${!g_var:-$f}"
+    projs+="${!p_var:-$f}, "
+  done
+  proj="map({${projs%, }})"
+}
+
+### graphql fragments / projections
+gql_author='author { login ... on User { id name } ... on Bot { id } }'
+proj_author='author: { id: (.author.id // ""), is_bot: (.author | has("name") | not), login: .author.login, name: (.author.name // .author.login) }'
+
+gql_labels='labels(first: 100) { nodes { id name description color } }'
+proj_labels='labels: .labels.nodes'
+
+gql_assignees='assignees(first: 50) { nodes { id login name } }'
+proj_assignees='assignees: (.assignees.nodes | map({id, is_bot: false, login, name: (.name // .login)}))'
+
+gql_milestone='milestone { number title description dueOn }'
+
+proj_stateReason='stateReason: (.stateReason // "")'
+
+gql_comments='comments(first: 50) { nodes { id author { login } authorAssociation body createdAt includesCreatedEdit isMinimized minimizedReason url viewerDidAuthor reactionGroups { content users { totalCount } } } }'
+proj_comments='comments: (.comments.nodes | map(. + { minimizedReason: (.minimizedReason // ""), reactionGroups: [.reactionGroups[] | select(.users.totalCount > 0)] }))'
+
 ## formatting
 _table() {
   local input widths

From a126a08bf30e585c742a1650202cf3a0402791d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:49:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 15/20] Add merged state handling to pr list

---
 examples/sgh | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index d8cd3e2..61a7ce6 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
   cmd_func pr_list
   cmd_help "List pull requests in a repository"
 
-  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|all}"
+  cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|merged|all}"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Maximum number of items to fetch"
 }
 
@@ -154,13 +154,18 @@ number:\t\(.number)
 pr_list() {
   _resolve_repo
   q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
-  [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
+  case "$STATE" in
+    merged) q_val="$q_val+is:merged" ;;
+    all)    ;;
+    *)      q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE" ;;
+  esac
   _update_query q "$q_val"
   _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
   _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
     jq -r '.items[] |
       "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+      (if .pull_request.merged_at then "merged" else .state end) as $state |
+      "#\(.number)\t\($state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
 }
 
 pr_view() {

From 553037641cce5f05e93daa2cc93a97ed1aaa33f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:02:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 16/20] Add json flag to issue view

---
 examples/sgh | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 61a7ce6..aa26f41 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
   cmd_func issue_view
   cmd_help "View an issue"
 
+  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
   cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to view"
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ issue_list() {
         }
       }
     }'
-    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.issues.nodes | $proj"
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.issues.nodes | map($proj)"
   else
     q_val="repo:$REPO+is:issue"
     [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
@@ -139,8 +140,18 @@ issue_list() {
 
 issue_view() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
-    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
+  if [ -n "$JSON" ]; then
+    owner="${REPO%/*}"; name="${REPO#*/}"
+    _gql_build "$JSON"
+    query='query {
+      repository(owner: "'"$owner"'", name: "'"$name"'") {
+        issue(number: '"$ISSUE_NUMBER"') { '"$gql"' }
+      }
+    }'
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.issue | $proj"
+  else
+    _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER" | \
+      jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
 state:\t\(.state)
 author:\t\(.user.login)
 labels:\t\([.labels[].name] | join(", "))
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ comments:\t\(.comments)
 number:\t\(.number)
 --
 \(.body)"'
+  fi
 }
 
 ## pr
@@ -253,7 +265,7 @@ _gql_build() {
     gql+=" ${!g_var:-$f}"
     projs+="${!p_var:-$f}, "
   done
-  proj="map({${projs%, }})"
+  proj="{${projs%, }}"
 }
 
 ### graphql fragments / projections

From 8ca4e0f63e4e5068e8c2db3d849e6e367dcfafae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:32:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 17/20] Add json flag for pr subcommands

---
 examples/sgh | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index aa26f41..34ad68f 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
 
   cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|merged|all}"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Maximum number of items to fetch"
+  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
 }
 
 pr_view_cmd() {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ pr_view_cmd() {
   cmd_func pr_view
   cmd_help "View a pull request"
 
+  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
   cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
 }
 
@@ -121,9 +123,7 @@ issue_list() {
           first: '"$NUMBER"',
           states: '"$states"',
           orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC }
-        ) {
-          nodes { '"$gql"' }
-        }
+        ) { nodes { '"$gql"' } }
       }
     }'
     _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.issues.nodes | map($proj)"
@@ -165,25 +165,56 @@ number:\t\(.number)
 ## pr
 pr_list() {
   _resolve_repo
-  q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
-  case "$STATE" in
-    merged) q_val="$q_val+is:merged" ;;
-    all)    ;;
-    *)      q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE" ;;
-  esac
-  _update_query q "$q_val"
-  _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
-  _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-    jq -r '.items[] |
-      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      (if .pull_request.merged_at then "merged" else .state end) as $state |
-      "#\(.number)\t\($state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+  if [ -n "$JSON" ]; then
+    owner="${REPO%/*}"; name="${REPO#*/}"
+    case "$STATE" in
+      open)   states="[OPEN]" ;;
+      closed) states="[CLOSED, MERGED]" ;;
+      merged) states="[MERGED]" ;;
+      all)    states="[OPEN, CLOSED, MERGED]" ;;
+    esac
+    _gql_build "$JSON"
+    query='query {
+      repository(owner: "'"$owner"'", name: "'"$name"'") {
+        pullRequests(
+          first: '"$NUMBER"',
+          states: '"$states"',
+          orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC }
+        ) { nodes { '"$gql"' } }
+      }
+    }'
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.pullRequests.nodes | map($proj)"
+  else
+    q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
+    case "$STATE" in
+      merged) q_val="$q_val+is:merged" ;;
+      all)    ;;
+      *)      q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE" ;;
+    esac
+    _update_query q "$q_val"
+    _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
+    _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
+      jq -r '.items[] |
+        "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
+        (if .pull_request.merged_at then "merged" else .state end) as $state |
+        "#\(.number)\t\($state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+  fi
 }
 
 pr_view() {
   _resolve_repo
-  _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR_NUMBER" | \
-    jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
+  if [ -n "$JSON" ]; then
+    owner="${REPO%/*}"; name="${REPO#*/}"
+    _gql_build "$JSON"
+    query='query {
+      repository(owner: "'"$owner"'", name: "'"$name"'") {
+        pullRequest(number: '"$PR_NUMBER"') { '"$gql"' }
+      }
+    }'
+    _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.pullRequest | $proj"
+  else
+    _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls/$PR_NUMBER" | \
+      jq -r '"title:\t\(.title)
 state:\t\(if .merged then "merged" else .state end)
 author:\t\(.user.login)
 number:\t\(.number)
@@ -192,6 +223,7 @@ additions:\t\(.additions)
 deletions:\t\(.deletions)
 --
 \(.body)"'
+  fi
 }
 
 # helpers
@@ -252,7 +284,7 @@ _gh_graphql() {
   printf "%s" "$result"
 }
 
-# populate gql & proj varibles with values from gql_<f> / proj_<f> variables
+# populate gql & proj variables with values from gql_<f> / proj_<f> variables
 # (defined below) for fields that need custom GraphQL fragments or projection.
 # Plain fields fall through to the field name by default
 _gql_build() {

From 6c17d2921c3549c7f54ec3d74964ecdf919b2ad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:24:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 18/20] Update script doc string

---
 examples/sgh | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 34ad68f..40f463c 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-# Example shifu cli to partially reproduce similar functionality that
-# the github cli, gh, provides. Wrapper around curl commands to the
-# github rest api and jq for response parsing. Documentation:
-# https://docs.github.com/en/rest?apiVersion=2022-11-28
+# Example shifu cli to partially reproduce the github cli, gh, in shell script.
+# Wrapper around curl commands to the # github rest api and jq for response parsing.
 
 set -o pipefail
 
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@ _gh_graphql() {
 }
 
 # populate gql & proj variables with values from gql_<f> / proj_<f> variables
-# (defined below) for fields that need custom GraphQL fragments or projection.
+# (defined below) for fields that need custom graphql fragments or projection.
 # Plain fields fall through to the field name by default
 _gql_build() {
   local g_var p_var projs="" fields=()

From 32fdffad1dd300a36a0a51cefb954191cfb14868 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:39:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 19/20] Get lists even closer to gh non-tty output

---
 examples/sgh | 23 +++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index 40f463c..ef6f763 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ issue_list() {
     _update_query q "$q_val"
     _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
     _gh_api_query "search/issues" | jq -r '.items[] |
-      "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-      "#\(.number)\t\(.state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+      (.labels | map(.name) | join(",")) as $labels |
+      "\(.number)\t\(.state | ascii_upcase)\t\(.title)\t\($labels)\t\(.updated_at)"' | _table
   fi
 }
 
@@ -183,19 +183,18 @@ pr_list() {
     }'
     _gh_graphql "$query" | jq ".data.repository.pullRequests.nodes | map($proj)"
   else
-    q_val="repo:$REPO+is:pr"
     case "$STATE" in
-      merged) q_val="$q_val+is:merged" ;;
-      all)    ;;
-      *)      q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE" ;;
+      merged) _update_query state closed ;;
+      *)      _update_query state "$STATE" ;;
     esac
-    _update_query q "$q_val"
     _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
-    _gh_api_query "search/issues" | \
-      jq -r '.items[] |
-        "\(.created_at[5:7])/\(.created_at[8:10])/\(.created_at[0:4])" as $date |
-        (if .pull_request.merged_at then "merged" else .state end) as $state |
-        "#\(.number)\t\($state)\t\(.title)\t\(.user.login)\t\($date)"' | _table
+    filter='.[]'
+    [ "$STATE" = "merged" ] && filter='.[] | select(.merged_at)'
+    _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls" | \
+      jq -r "$filter"' |
+        (if .merged_at then "MERGED" else .state | ascii_upcase end) as $state |
+        (if .head.repo.full_name == .base.repo.full_name then .head.ref else .head.label end) as $branch |
+        "\(.number)\t\(.title)\t\($branch)\t\($state)\t\(.created_at)"' | _table
   fi
 }
 

From 5066b4da5efe6f797a5ec73ee7148b1baddf7444 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cary Goltermann <cary.goltermann@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:50:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 20/20] Add header to tables

---
 examples/sgh | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/sgh b/examples/sgh
index ef6f763..d02990d 100755
--- a/examples/sgh
+++ b/examples/sgh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ issue_list_cmd() {
 
   cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|all}"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10 "Maximum number of issues to fetch"
-  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
+  cmd_optd --json      -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
 }
 
 issue_view_cmd() {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ issue_view_cmd() {
   cmd_func issue_view
   cmd_help "View an issue"
 
-  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
+  cmd_optd --json      -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
   cmd_argr ISSUE_NUMBER "Issue number to view"
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pr_list_cmd() {
 
   cmd_optd -s --state  -- STATE open "Filter by state: {open|closed|merged|all}"
   cmd_optd -n --number -- NUMBER 10  "Maximum number of items to fetch"
-  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
+  cmd_optd --json      -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
 }
 
 pr_view_cmd() {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pr_view_cmd() {
   cmd_func pr_view
   cmd_help "View a pull request"
 
-  cmd_optd --json -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
+  cmd_optd --json      -- JSON "" "Output JSON with the specified fields"
   cmd_argr PR_NUMBER "Pull request number to view"
 }
 
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ issue_list() {
     [ "$STATE" != "all" ] && q_val="$q_val+state:$STATE"
     _update_query q "$q_val"
     _update_query per_page "$NUMBER"
-    _gh_api_query "search/issues" | jq -r '.items[] |
-      (.labels | map(.name) | join(",")) as $labels |
-      "\(.number)\t\(.state | ascii_upcase)\t\(.title)\t\($labels)\t\(.updated_at)"' | _table
+    _gh_api_query "search/issues" | jq -r '
+      "ID\tSTATE\tTITLE\tLABELS\tUPDATED",
+      (.items[] |
+        (.labels | map(.name) | join(",")) as $labels |
+        "\(.number)\t\(.state | ascii_upcase)\t\(.title)\t\($labels)\t\(.updated_at)")' | _table
   fi
 }
 
@@ -191,10 +193,11 @@ pr_list() {
     filter='.[]'
     [ "$STATE" = "merged" ] && filter='.[] | select(.merged_at)'
     _gh_api_query "repos/$REPO/pulls" | \
-      jq -r "$filter"' |
-        (if .merged_at then "MERGED" else .state | ascii_upcase end) as $state |
-        (if .head.repo.full_name == .base.repo.full_name then .head.ref else .head.label end) as $branch |
-        "\(.number)\t\(.title)\t\($branch)\t\($state)\t\(.created_at)"' | _table
+      jq -r '"ID\tTITLE\tBRANCH\tSTATE\tCREATED",
+        ('"$filter"' |
+          (if .merged_at then "MERGED" else .state | ascii_upcase end) as $state |
+          (if .head.repo.full_name == .base.repo.full_name then .head.ref else .head.label end) as $branch |
+          "\(.number)\t\(.title)\t\($branch)\t\($state)\t\(.created_at)")' | _table
   fi
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +328,13 @@ _table() {
     | transpose | map(max) | @tsv')
   IFS=$'\t' read -ra w <<< "$widths"
 
-  while IFS=$'\t' read -ra fields; do
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    local fields=() rest="$line"
+    while true; do
+      fields+=("${rest%%$'\t'*}")
+      [[ "$rest" != *$'\t'* ]] && break
+      rest="${rest#*$'\t'}"
+    done
     last=$((${#fields[@]} - 1))
     for i in "${!fields[@]}"; do
       if [ "$i" -lt "$last" ]; then